Todd Kiehn

Todd Kiehn is the vice president of marketing and modular solutions for Active Power, Inc., in Austin, TX, a manufacturer of flywheel technology solutions for mission critical and renewable applications worldwide. Kiehn leads all marketing, positioning, and product development efforts in the mission critical, modular infrastructure, and energy storage markets. He also directs strategy across the company’s organizations and its product portfolio including CleanSource® UPS, CleanSource HD UPS, and CleanSource PowerHouse™, a complete modular electrical infrastructure solution. Visit Active Power, Inc. for more information. Kiehn can be reached at tkiehn@activepower.com.

A Winning Game Plan For Data Centers

Sustainability is the key to victory in a competitive data center market.

Todd Kiehn

September 16, 2016

As football season gets underway, I’m reminded of a popular saying among NFL coaches, scouts, and players that also applies to another multi-billion dollar industry: data centers.

Putting A Price Tag On Corporate Carbon Emissions

When it comes to sustainability, many companies are policing themselves.

Todd Kiehn

August 22, 2016

Cinderella is no longer just a fairy tale about rags to riches, but has become a sustainability story too — as the clock nears midnight on carbon emissions around the globe.

A Glimpse Into The Future

Takeaways from a recent data center conference.

Todd Kiehn

May 24, 2016

Like many others in our industry, a handful of my colleagues recently attended DatacenterDynamics (DCD) Enterprise conference in New York City last month.

You Can’t Spell Reduced Energy Consumption Without UPS

Many hospital energy efficiency upgrades are missing a key component.

Todd Kiehn

April 6, 2016

It’s no secret that hospitals and other health care facilities cannot afford to lose power, so keeping the lights on has long been regarded as more important than reducing the utility bill.

Keep ‘Em Moving

The importance of power quality in manufacturing operations.

Todd Kiehn

December 2, 2015

For manufacturing facilities, calculating profitability is a simple equation.

Pulling Back The Curtain On TCO Calculations

How to avoid vendors’ smoke and mirrors when calculating TCO for UPS.

Todd Kiehn

September 18, 2015

All operators of mission critical facilities want to be smart with their money, but with every vendor claiming their product is the best long-term investment, making the right purchasing decision can be tricky.

Rise Above Design Uncertainty

How a proposed new reliability metric could take the risk out of design decisions.

Todd Kiehn

August 28, 2015

Efficiency and reliability are both critical to successfully operating a data center; however, only one of the two is currently used as a reportable metric.

The Drive To Dematerialize The Data Center

Work smarter, not harder.

Todd Kiehn

June 26, 2015

In May, I had the privilege of representing Active Power on a data center efficiency panel sponsored by CleanTX, the cluster development organization for clean technology in central Texas.

Critical Power Protection For Health Care Facilities

A diagnosis and a cure.

Todd Kiehn

May 8, 2015

While data centers for government agencies or financial institutions would certainly feel the effects of downtime due to an electrical interruption, hospitals have the most to lose

May You Live In Interesting Times

The future is closer than you think.

Todd Kiehn

March 27, 2015

I’ve recently come across a wide array of market research on the IT and data center markets that I believe gives some fascinating insights into where the market might be headed.

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